[Kurtz79]

It's just me or this kind of comment is one of the most common in HN lately, when any story about data analysis comes up ?

We get it, big data it's not really "big" unless you talk giga(tera?)bytes.

Do not take upon yourself to educate any single person that misuses the term. It's not worth it. :)

[ionforce]

I guess it's a natural reaction to people wanting to jump on that "big data" bandwagon. Kind of like size envy I guess? So sad...

[Kurtz79]

True, the point is that many people writing these stories cannot really tell (or care) about the difference. "Big data" is a sexy definition, so they go with it regardless of wheter it's actually relevant.

Most of the people here do, so these comments are really preaching in the wrong place...